Graduated in Geography from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1986), master’s degree in Geography from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1991) and Ph.D. in Geography from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2002). She is currently a retired professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a permanent professor at the Graduate Program in Geography-IGEO / UFRJ. She has experience in Geosciences, with an emphasis on Geomorphology, working mainly on the following topics: evolution of relief and drainage basins, geomorphological mapping, Quaternary geomorphology and Tectonics, geomorphology and teaching.